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Revelation 
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Day 102

"The great winepress of the wrath of God"

Text: Revelation 14:19

RECOGNIZING THE SON OF MAN

In this vision given to the Apostle John, he saw the Lord Jesus Christ. He was easily recognised for John was the special disciple whom the Lord loved dearly.

“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud,
and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man,
having on His head a golden crown,
and in His hand a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out of the temple,
crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud,
‘Thrust in Your sickle and reap,
for the time has come for You to reap,
for the harvest of the earth is ripe.’
So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth,
and the earth was reaped.”
Revelation 14:14-16¬

1. Remembering the ascension of the Lord Jesus.

a) The Apostles saw the Lord Jesus as He ascended to heaven (Acts 1).

a) They stood there gazing up into the sky but the Lord was no longer physically visible.

b) An angel then said to the Disciples that one day the Lord would return to the earth in like manner as they saw Him go into heaven.

2. The manifestation of the Son of Man.

a) He wore a golden crown.

i) To symbolize His majesty.

ii) The crown also conveyed His sovereignty.

b) In His hand:

i) He did not hold a sceptre as one might expect.

ii) He held a sharp sickle instead.

iii) The sickle is a symbol of harvest time.

c) He was sitting on a white cloud.

i) The white cloud symbolized His purity.

ii) The cloud represented the awesome presence of God.

iii) The glory of the Son of Man is wondrously manifested.

3. A mighty angel came from heaven.

a) He was sent by God the Father.

b) He had a message to convey to the Son of Man.

4. The message was a sombre one.

a) The Sion of Man was to thrust His sickle into the harvest field.

b) The harvest of the earth was now ripe.

c) This was now the time, the season to reap.

5. In response to God’s command.

a) The Son of Man thrust forth His sickle.

b) The earth was then reaped.

c) The hour of judgment had come.